2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

The 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup group stage started on 1 December 2019 and ended on 2 February 2020.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]

2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates1 December 2019 – 2 February 2020

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 12 November 2019, 12:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4] The 16 teams, all winners of the play-off round of qualifying, were drawn into four groups of four.

The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-Year Ranking points shown in parentheses). Each group contained one team from Pot 1, one team from Pot 2 and two teams from Pot 3, and each team was drawn into one of the positions in their group.

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
Teams

Format

In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):[2]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. Drawing of lots.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday is as follows. Effective from the Confederation Cup group stage, matches are played on Sundays. Kick-off times are fixed at 13:00, 16:00 and 19:00 GMT.

Note: Positions for scheduling do not use the seeding pots, e.g. Team 1 is not necessarily the team from Pot 1 in the draw.[5]

Matchday Dates Matches
Original dates[1] Revised dates[6]
Matchday 1 1 December 2019 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 8 December 2019 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 29 December 2019 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 16 February 2020 12 January 2020 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 23 February 2020 26 January 2020 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 8 March 2020 2 February 2020 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

Times are GMT as listed by CAF (local times, even if not different, are in parentheses).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PYR MAS RAN FCN
1 Pyramids 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 0–1 6–0
2 Al-Masry 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10 1–2 — 4–2 1–0
3 Enugu Rangers 6 1 3 2 6 9 −3 6 1–3 1–1 — 1–1
4 FC Nouadhibou 6 0 2 4 3 12 −9 2 0–1 2–3 0–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Enugu Rangers 1–3 Pyramids
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
FC Nouadhibou 2–3 Al-Masry
 Report (Soccerway)
  • Amutu  20', 63'
  • El Eraky  90+1'
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Al-Masry 4–2 Enugu Rangers
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)
Pyramids 6–0 FC Nouadhibou
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)
Al-Masry 1–2 Pyramids
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
FC Nouadhibou 0–0 Enugu Rangers
Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
Enugu Rangers 1–1 FC Nouadhibou
 Report (Soccerway)
  • El Welly  23'
Referee: Adissa Ligali (Benin)
Pyramids 2–0 Al-Masry
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Pyramids 0–1 Enugu Rangers
Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaide (Comoros)
Al-Masry 1–0 FC Nouadhibou
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco)
FC Nouadhibou 0–1 Pyramids
Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Sekou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
Enugu Rangers 1–1 Al-Masry
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HOR NAS DJO BID
1 Horoya 6 4 2 0 8 1 +7 14 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 1–0 2–1
2 Al-Nasr 6 2 2 2 4 7 −3 8[lower-alpha 1] 0–2 — 1–1 2–1
3 Djoliba 6 2 2 2 4 3 +1 8[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 0–1 — 1–0
4 Bidvest Wits 6 0 2 4 2 7 −5 2 0–0 0–0 0–2 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Al-Nasr 4, Djoliba 1.
Al-Nasr 1–1 Djoliba
  • Almaryami  68' (pen.)
 Report (Soccerway)
  • Bah  52'
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo (Egypt)[note 4]
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Bidvest Wits 0–0 Horoya
Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Djoliba 1–0 Bidvest Wits
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaide (Comoros)
Horoya 3–0 Al-Nasr
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Pilan Ncube (Zimbabwe)
Horoya 1–0 Djoliba
  • Sylla  19'
 Report (Soccerway)
Bidvest Wits 0–0 Al-Nasr
Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Al-Nasr 2–1 Bidvest Wits
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Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Djoliba 0–0 Horoya
Report (Soccerway)
Horoya 2–1 Bidvest Wits
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Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)
Djoliba 0–1 Al-Nasr
Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Bidvest Wits 0–2 Djoliba
Report (Soccerway)
  • Sanogo  15'
  • Camara  46'
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
Al-Nasr 0–2 Horoya
Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RSB ZAN DCM ESA
1 RS Berkane 6 3 2 1 13 4 +9 11 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 3–0 3–0
2 Zanaco 6 2 4 0 8 4 +4 10[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 — 2–1 3–0
3 DC Motema Pembe 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10[lower-alpha 1] 1–0 1–1 — 1–0
4 ESAE 6 0 1 5 1 14 −13 1 1–5 0–0 0–2 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Zanaco 4, DC Motema Pembe 1.
DC Motema Pembe 1–1 Zanaco
 Report (Soccerway)
  • Souleymanou  25'
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
RS Berkane 3–0 ESAE
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Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
ESAE 0–2 DC Motema Pembe
Report (Soccerway)
  • Kombe  36', 52'
Zanaco 1–1 RS Berkane
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ESAE 0–0 Zanaco
Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
RS Berkane 3–0 DC Motema Pembe
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Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
DC Motema Pembe 1–0 RS Berkane
  • Luezi  69'
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Zanaco 3–0 ESAE
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
ESAE 1–5 RS Berkane
  • Sewa  1'
 Report (Soccerway)
  • Ajaray  30', 41', 53'
  • Laachir  36'
  • Aziz  75' (pen.)
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Zanaco 2–1 DC Motema Pembe
  • Owusu  83'
  • Souleymanou  90+3'
 Report (Soccerway)
  • Nkongo  7'
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
RS Berkane 1–1 Zanaco
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
DC Motema Pembe 1–0 ESAE
  • Kombe  3'
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Quadri Adebimpe (Nigeria)

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HAS ENY PAC SNP
1 Hassania Agadir 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 0–3 3–0
2 Enyimba 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10 1–1 — 4–1 1–0
3 Paradou AC 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 0–2 1–0 — 0–0
4 FC San Pédro 6 0 3 3 3 10 −7 3 1–1 2–5 0–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
FC San Pédro 0–0 Paradou AC
Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Hassania Agadir 2–0 Enyimba
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Referee: Sekou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
Enyimba 1–0 FC San Pédro
  • Usule  64'
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Paradou AC 0–2 Hassania Agadir
Report (Soccerway)
  • Oubilla  26'
  • Rami  48'
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
FC San Pédro 1–1 Hassania Agadir
  • Zan Bi  81'
 Report (Soccerway)
  • El Fahli  37'
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Paradou AC 1–0 Enyimba
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)
Enyimba 4–1 Paradou AC
  • Dimgba  15', 36', 76'
  • Mbaoma  35'
 Report (Soccerway)
  • Kadri  89'
Referee: Al Hadi Mahamat (Chad)
Hassania Agadir 3–0 FC San Pédro
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Enyimba 1–1 Hassania Agadir
 Report (Soccerway)
  • El Fahli  2'
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Paradou AC 0–0 FC San Pédro
Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)
FC San Pédro 2–5 Enyimba
 Report (Soccerway)
  • Bashir  2'
  • Mbaoma  3', 75'
  • Oladapo  25'
  • Dimgba  85'
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Hassania Agadir 0–3 Paradou AC
Report (Soccerway)
  • Kismoun  10', 72'
  • Bouzok  90+5'
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)

Notes
  1. Al-Masry played their group stage home matches at Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, instead of their regular home stadium Al Masry Club Stadium, Port Said, which is undergoing renovation.
  2. The Pyramids v Enugu Rangers match, originally scheduled to be played at 30 June Stadium, was played at Cairo International Stadium, both in Cairo, due to the former hosting the first African Para Games.[7]
  3. The FC Nouadhibou v Pyramids match, originally scheduled to be played at Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya in Nouakchott, Mauritania, was played at 30 June Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, following request made by both clubs.[8]
  4. Teams from Libya played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.
  5. ESAE played their group stage home matches at Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo, instead of their regular home stadium Stade René Pleven d'Akpakpa, Cotonou.
  6. FC San Pédro played their home matches at Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, instead of their regular home stadium Stade Auguste Denise, San-Pédro, which did not meet CAF requirements.
  7. Paradou AC played their home matches at Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, instead of their regular home stadium Stade de Hydra, Hydra, which did not meet CAF requirements.

References
  1. "Interclubs competition calendar; seasons 2018/19, 2019/20 & 2020/21" (PDF). CAF.
  2. "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. "Group Phase draw for Total CAF Confederation Cup 2019/20 set for 12 November". CAF. 10 November 2019.
  4. "Intriguing fixtures as Confederation Cup group stage draw completed". CAF. 12 November 2019.
  5. "Total CAF Confederation Cup: Group phase" (PDF). CAF.
  6. @CAF_Online (24 November 2019). "Schedule Changes" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. @pyramidsfc (26 January 2020). "Pyramids FC is honored to host the first-ever Special Olympics Pan African Games in our ground at the 30th of June Stadium!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. @pyramidsfc (28 January 2020). "كاف يوافق على نقل مباراة نواذيبو وبيراميدز للقاهرة" [CAF agrees to move FC Nouadhibou v Pyramids match to Cairo] (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
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